Soundstage Great Northern Bean Soup

• 1/2 pound great northern beans dried
• 10 cups water
• 4 each chicken bouillon cubes
• 3/4 cup celery minced
• 1 cup onions minced
• 1 cup carrots minced
• 1 cup smoked ham minced
• 3/4 cup tomatoes minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme ground
• 1/4 cup cornstarch dissolved in 2/3 cup water

1. Soak beans in water to cover overnight.
2. Drain, rinse and place in lg soup pot with 10 cups fresh water and bouillon cubes.
3. Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer.
4. Cook 1 hour until tender but firm on the inside.
5. Add celelry, onions, and carrots, cook 30 minutes until vegs are tender.
6. Add ham, tomato, salt, pepper, and thyme, mix well.
7. Cook 10 minutes.
8. Add cornstarch and water; simmer 5 to 10 minutes until mixture thickens.
9. Remove from heat, cool 10 to 15 mins.
10. Mix well and serve.

water, chicken bouillon cubes, celery, onions, carrots, tomatoes, salt, white pepper, thyme ground, cornstarch

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/soundstage-great-northern-bean--33835 (may not work)